Wind-chest for pipe-organs.



PATENTED APR. 26, 1504.

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WIND CHEST FOR PIPE ORGANS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1902.

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Patented April 26, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE OLAUSING, OF NEW KNOXVILLE, OHIO.

WIND-CHEST, FOR PlPE-ORGANS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,048, dated April 26, 1904.

Application filed July 14, 1902. Serial No. 115,5'76. (N0 model.)

To atZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, THEODORE CLAUsING, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Knoxville, in the county of Auglaize, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in W ind-Chests for Pipe- Organs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wind-chests for pipe-organs; and it has for its object to provide a construction which will be cheap and simple while the parts will not become loose and there will not be a leakage of wind.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the noise of operation will be reduced to a minimum.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of.

reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a wind-chest embodying the present invention Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and showing the valves open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a Wind-chest, illustrating a modification with the valve closed. Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 3 and showing the valve open. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings there is shown a wind-chest 5, from the upper side of which lead the pipes 6, which communicate with the openings 7 which latter are opened and closed by means of the slide 8, which is actuated from a corresponding stop of the organ.

The openings 7 are arranged in series transversely of the wind-chest, and beneath each series of openings is secured a cross-piece 9, which depends at an acute angle to the under face of the top of the wind-chest and extends continuously from one side of the wind-chest to the other, the top and sides of the windchest being secured to this cross-piece rigidly, so that displacement of the parts is prevented. The slanting arrangement of each of the cross-pieces 9 results in what may be termed an upper face 10 and a lower .face 11, and in said upper face is formed an opening 12, corresponding to each -of the openings 7 and in the same vertical plane therewith. The openings 7 and 12 are connected by windpassages 13, so that wind may pass from the chest into and through the pipes when the openings 12 are uncovered.

Valves in the form of blocks 14 are hinged to the upper faces of the cross-pieces 9 and depend from their hinges so as to normally lie against the upper faces of the cross-pieces and cover the openings 12 therein to prevent passage of wind from the chest.

In the present instance there are shown two cross-pieces 9 and two corresponding series of openings 7, and to actuate the valves of both cross-pieces simultaneously pivoted hangers 15 are suspended from the top of the windchest, and pivoted to the lower endsof these hangers is the push-bar 16, to which are connected push-rods 17 passed through guide openings or perforations 18 in the cross-pieces, so that when the push-rods are moved in one direction they will engage and lift the corresponding valves from their closed positions, the push-bars 16 having rods or wires 19 attached thereto and passed through openings 21 in the .side of the Wind-chest, where they are connected with the key actions of the organ. Springs 22 are arranged with one end against the inner face of the wind-chest and their opposite ends against the adjacent ends of the push-bars to return the latter to their normal positions when they are released. In the paths of return movement of the push-bars are the padded ends 23 of leaf-springs 24, which are secured to the inner face of the adjacent side of the wind-chest.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, in this form of the invention the arrange-- ment of the valves is the same as that above described; but the push-bars are supplanted by bars 30, which are pressed inwardly by the attached rods 31, when the valves are to be opened,it being understood that while a single valve only is shown in the modification the arrangement may include a greater number.

It will be seen that with the constructions illustrated the openings at each side of each valve are not present, and it will be understood that the action can be put in front of the wind-chest or at the rear of it,as preferred.

It will be understood that in practice other modifications of the invention may be made and that any suitable materials and propertions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

lVhat is claimed is A wind-chest for organs havingopenings in its top and having transverse pieces attached to and depending from the top of the chest at an acute angle thereto, each of said transverse pieces having an opening at its side adjacent to the top of the chest and a passage leading from the inner end of such opening upwardly through the transverse piece and registering with an opening in the top of the chest for the escape of wind, a valve hinged to each transverse piece above the opening and adapted to rest normally over the opening, said transverse piece having perforations therethrough below the air-passage, a push-rod slidahly engaged with the perforation of each cross-piece and disposed to engage and raise the valve, pivoted hangers depending from the top of the chest, cross-rods connected to the ends of the hangers and having the push-rods connected thereto, and springdates secured at one end to an end of the chest and having pads secured to their free ends, said free ends lying in the paths of movement of the cross-rods and adapted for engagement by the ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

THEODORE CLAUSlNG. Witnesses:

J. L. HnAnAronL, F. Ur. Scnnonn. 

